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LIONS blazed at 2010 Coke Games

Hearty Congratulations to the Athletics squad,

supporters, parents and school administration

for winning the Boys Division and coming

second in the GIRLS division. From all

members of the Grammarians 90s decade,

families and friends from around the world.

YOU definitely CLAWED it!!

T H E N I N E T I E S D E C A D E E - N E W S Issue 3, 2010

Cheer-leading the WAY Another first for FIJI and the world

– the Grammarian cheer leaders for 2010 included male and female students, breaking the

stereotype that certain domains are only for one gender. Well done fellow Grammarians! The

cheer- leaders turned up the heat in their combined routine, tosses and poise, and dressed

with attitude! They redefined the role of cheerleading in the world’s biggest Secondary school

Athletics meet.

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Club 6ers of 95’s Paint Blitz! Bula tale

mada from the Club! Ardent readers of this

newsletter will have been progressively

updated of the progress of works regarding

the ‘Clean Up Campaign’ and classrooms

adopted by years, decades and of course

generous individuals (and if you’re one who

doesn’t read ‘til the end to know ‘who’s

doing what’, no wonder you’re lost!). Take a

group of enthusiastically-patriotic, die hard

’95 Grammarians, throw in a coupla’ sets of

paint brushes and some paints, and give ‘em

3 consecutive days – the result? A much-

needed facelift of 7 classrooms!

Club 6ers of 95 in initial discussions with

the then-Principal in mid-2009 pledged to

paint the 5 classrooms they occupied back

in 95 and of course, 5 classrooms grew

to 7 reflecting the number of classrooms

now occupied by the Form Sixers. Monthly

fundraisers, weekly meetings and daily

emailing & FB’ing culminated in the 3-day paint

blitz which began on Wednesday, May 12th

and ended on Friday, May 14th - from dawn

until waaaaaay after dusk! The 95ers took

ownership of the project led by Club President

Joe Leqa and his deputy Jiuta Korovulavula

taking leave off work to spearhead the paint

job. Another diligent 95er, Master Ulaiasi

Cagi deserves an even louder shout-out for

his daily 6am start to plan each day’s course

of action and for generously providing the

95ers’ with a new ‘Club House’ along Vuya

Rd. Vinaka Vakalevu, Master. Three days later,

7 classrooms in the North-West Block were

given a complete paint ‘make over’ and had

their light bulbs replaced, thanks to members

who contributed and worked tirelessly on this

project day and night; honorable mentions are

Naca Takayawa, Master Mika and Grammar’s

Athletics Squad led by Mataiasi Savou, all

of whom provided timely assistance to the

project. A big Vinaka Vakalevu to you all most

sincerely for lending a hand.

Club 95 wrapped up Phase 1 of their project

with a BBQ at Down Under on Saturday, May

15th during which their second raffle was

drawn. Much appreciation to those of you

who bought tickets and assisted by way of

contributions to this initiative. The 95ers are

currently on break before they resume Phase 2

of their project leading up to the celebrations in

July! Watch this space!

Another Completed project

North Block603 Classroom

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We DONE IT ALL classrooms (East, West, North and North

West) have now been painted thanks to your support and financial contributions. We also

acknowledge the tireless work done by the SGS Christian Fellowship who turned up at School

for the last couple of Saturdays and worked during the Term 1 holidays to paint the classrooms.

Without them, the partnership wouldn’t have been realized. Thank you to Grammarian FNPF for

providing lunch on Saturday, and all those who contributed their time and equipment to water-

blast and help create change! Thank you again for the groups that heeded the call, adopted

blocks and funded the paints. 90s Decade Grammarians, Pacific Islands Forum Grammarians,

Sanita Fong and Jason Thomas (Class of 93 and USA based), Class of 95, Class of 93 and

SPC/UN/High Commisssions Grammarians and Friends. Your support has been invaluable.

Mr Asish, class of 95 and current teacher at Grammar and his daughter doing their bit for the project

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Photo + Voice aptly describe the project which

entrusts cameras into the hands of students

and asks them to tell us their concerns and

hopes for a better future in Suva Grammar

School using the power of the lens. The

project that uses an evaluation methodology,

is one of a series of Give Back to School

Initiatives and is a partnership between the

90s Decade committee and the SGS Christian

Fellowship members. It is supported and

endorsed by the Ex-SGS Students Association

and the School Principal. Why Photovoice?

Like everything we do, sustainability is an

issue, and questions like `now what ?’ after

the painting of the classrooms come to mind.

In our efforts to get everyone irrespective of

Decades involved, the winning photos will be

on display at the Black Tie Event 31st July

2010, with the primary purpose of speaking,

convicting and moving viewers to fill a pledge

card of their financial commitment over the

next year. Funds pledged will be custodian of

the Ex-SGS Students Association to follow up

on. This will help fund and complete the work

started by respective groups including the 90s

Decade. It will also be the handover of the 90s

Decade Give Back to School project to the

Ex-SGS Students Association and the school

administration as custodians to support and

continue achieving the change. The authors of

the winning photos will showcase their work

and answer questions on the ideas behind it

and their hopes for a better Suva Grammar

School.

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Ilisoni Uluitoga, Prefect, Form 7

I’ve been in Grammar for 6 years now and am really

excited about this project. It’s a totally different

project and for me is awareness on another method of

education. I see myself as being an axle in a wheel and

I’m playing a part in a bigger project. It’s about being

part of a bigger dream, about being part of an extended

family of achieving a better Suva Grammar. I need to

make sure we’re doing our best on the job and that it’s

done not only by some, but all who take pride and call

Grammar their school. We need all to share and be part

of this project. I am very happy to be involved in this

project!

SGS PHOTOVOICE PROJECT

So what do the aspiring artists think of their involvement in Photovoice?

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Jack Wainiqolo, Prefect, Form 6

It’s a great experience and I have learnt a lot of things.

From how to take pictures and making sure it has

meaning. It is such an eye opener. Like the saying, a

picture says a 1000 words, I’m trying to apply that.

For me, grafiiti is a major issue and I want to help

reduce it by outlining it through photovoice. Through

the pledges, we can ensure we erase the graffiti and

create a clean wall. That can change us a lot in how

we see things as well as make us realize what a clean

classroom looks like and how it can make us feel

happy. Some of us probably don’t know what a clean

environment looks like cos we’ve never experienced it in school so we keep contributing to the mess. I want

to help change that. We’re not the only ones who will benefit; it will also benefit future Grammarians. I look

forward to the outcome and to be able to share with others our concerns. I think that is really important!

John Tuirauvakua, 16 years, Form 4

It’s important and because I’m working with my hands, It’s

not just about talking but actually doing something about

it. It’ll be good in the future that one day I can look back

and say I helped do this for the school. We spend majority

of our time in school and the environment determines our

output. If its negative, we will react negatively too. Just to

see the transformation from what it was to now is just great!

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Kia Ora to All.

The ex-students here in New Zealand have now

formed an association – we are now known as

the KIWI GRAMMARIANZ CLUB.

Our mission statement:

We are former Suva Grammar students committed to reconnecting with

old classmates and meeting new ones.

We also seek to raise funds for Suva Grammar School to help restore it to its former glory! Go

Lions!

Membership to the Committee confirmed as follows:

PRESIDENT: RACHAEL DEVO-BOLA

VICE-PRESIDENT: DESMOND SANIRIVE

SECRETARY: HELEN COLLINS-LOVODUA

TREASURER: MATTHEW ANDERSON

COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Debbie Johansen, Fintan Billings, Vanessa Collins & Praveen Singh

We have jumped right into a fundraising event, which will take place Saturday the 29th of May.

If anyone would like to know more info and to purchase tickets for this event, please contact

Rachael @ rachbola-devo@hotmail.com

We will also be showcasing our sample KIWI GRAMMARIANZ T-SHIRT on this night so WATCH

THIS SPACE!

Our members list keeps growing and we only hope that so does our support and participation

for our club, in its infancy stage.

I am happy and fortunate to be part of the ex-students association here in NZ and I look forward

to many more ex-students coming onboard – YELLOW FEVER!!!!

BRING ON JULY – WE CAN’T WAIT – WE NEED A HOLIDAY AND SOME SUN!

Regards,

Rach Devo-Bola (Class of 95’)

Postcard from NZ

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It was an experience the boys will cherish

for the rest of their lives. To come and win 3

games against 3 top schools in NSW in 6days

is not an easy task, so congratulations to your

triumph. A big congratulation to our Grammar

teachers, Master Meli (coach) and Master Joe

(assistant coach/mentor) for your guidance,

leadership and a job well done.

For those of us who were lucky enough to

watch their brilliant performances, their best

would be the last game against Matraville

High Sports Academy where the boys had to

dig deep to win by 4points. Then the voices

of young men singing “I Jiova” and “Noqu

Viavia Ni Buca” echoed through the school

playground as teaches and students were

treated to beautiful singing. I think Oni (U19

school captain) got the most phone numbers

from the che’s and he was singing bass!

Well, as with the true Grammarian Spirit, the

after match function is where the fun begins,

so some of the boys and teachers (for moral

support!) head to Bondi and the Golden

Mile – Sydney’s Kings Cross for a bit of R&R

till …. I am not sure if I should be reporting

this part, as the mothers will find it boring!

Moving on, Saturday morning, the boys head

to Birkenhead, Paddy’s Market, Chinatown,

Darling harbour and Paul’s Warehouse for a bit

of shopping and site seeing. The day ended

with BBQ and soft drink at Tempe, then wash

down kava at Redfern again.

Vinaka vakalevu to the boys and the 2 masters

for doing our school proud.

90s crew – NSW, Australia

The Lion Boys in the Fiji Rugby League U18 Tour Down Under

...from Australia with love

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You got mail….An Update from Nadi!

The Nadi committee is made up Grammarians

from all decades, families and friends who

reside in the Jetset town. Our Project is to

Refurbished and Repainting the school Tuck-

shop as part of Giving Back to the School.

Fundraising that will help us achieve these and

updates are as follows:

May Event

A successful dinner night was held at TPAF

Training Restaurant on Friday 21st May 2010.

Grammarians from the 60s are commended

for attending in numbers and wearing the

theme colours of Gold and Blue. We also

drew the raffle tickets as part of the night’s

program. We would like to thank our fellow

Grammarians in (cabin crew) and Pacific Sun

(Pilot) for generously donating prices.

COMPLETED EVENTS:

Barrel Nite

Date: 11th June 2010

Venue: Ohana Bar

Tickets: $15.00

Barrel 3 Kegs/ Wine for Ladies/ Rum punch !!!

Tickets can be collected from 70s –Juiria

Rigamoto/ 80s Sainiana Waqairagata/90s

Marlene Blake and 2000 Lemeki Veiqaravi.

Kegs and wine are donated.

We welcome all Grammarians, spouses and

friends to this fundraising. If you’re in Nadi,

please join us. We look forward to meeting up.

Clean A Thon

Date: 26th June 2010.

From: TPAF Namaka -Nadi Airport.

Time: 7.00am-10.00am

Meeting is schedule every Thursday. At the

moment we have 55 registered members from

different decade majority from 90s.

The Nadi Team plan to travel to Suva Grammar

School on the 1st Saturday of July (3rd July

2010) to start painting the tuck-shop. Nadi

Grammarian T-Shirts and Sulu will also be on

sale in the last week of June.

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FUNDRAI ING UPDATE A May Dinner Family and friends joined us at the Vineyard

Restaurant for a dinner fundraiser. The dinner

included a packed entertainment program

comprising of a creative island dance from

one of our 90s decade children, a duet, a

showcase of the official Reunion merchandise,

a modeling by the Cheerleaders of Rajan’s

garments and the Cheerleaders dance

routine. There was also a special appearance

of Miss South Pacific and current Miss Fiji

and Hibiscus, Miss Merewalesi Nailatikau.

She modeled 2 garments created specifically

and worn by her at the 2010 World Expo,

in Shanghai China in the last month. There

was also mention of birthdays and the night

presented an opportunity for year groups to

catch up, plan for the reunion, get updated on

the Reunion activities as well as the decade

projects. We thank you all for your support in

achieving a successful event. Funds raised will

help fund our Chill Out party.

FUNDRAI ING UPDATE

Please be informed that all fundraising events for the 90s decade committee has now ended. We thank you for your commitment and immense support.

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Couture for the

Black Tie

EventIf you still haven’t

sorted out your gown

for the BTE, consider

Rajan Sami, a former

Grammarian based in Suva.

We witnessed his creations,

modeled by the Grammarian

Cheerleaders at the May dinner.

The gowns can be best summed

up as jazzy, not shying away from

using colors with a feel of vintage.

Rajan studied fashion in Tokyo and

worked in Milan and Paris. Writing is

his forte and he dabbles in creative

pursuits in his spare time. So how much

are the garments? These 100% silk

pieces with original prints range from FJD

$50 to $200. Call or email, we assure

you, you won’t be disappointed.

Email: communiquefiji@gmail

Tel: 8601083.

Black Tie Event (BTE): 10 things to note!1. Black tie is on Saturday 31st July at the Vodafone

arena. Tickets are $75/ person

2. Attendance is open to ALL Grammarians and their

partners and spouses

3. Decade committee will be in charge of selling their

allocation of tickets in accordance with the numbers

that are registered and paid up $30 registration

4. 30 tables only as there are 150 tables that sits 8 people

BTE tickets will only be sold to those who have

registered for the Reunion and paid FJD$30.00 to the

Reunion committee either online or via focal points

5. Grammarians must pay $30 and be registered before

they can purchase a BTE. Non grammarian spouses

pay $15 and the $75 for their BTE

7. Those wishing to only attend the BTE and not any other

reunion event will still have to pay $30 and will get the

official registration pack

8. Partners of Grammarians who did not attend Grammar

will need to pay $15 for registration in addition to the

$75. If both partners are Grammarians, they will have

to pay $30 each for registration in addition to the $75

each

9. $75 will entitle you a hour’s free cocktail and a 7 course

meal dinner which consists of an array of Chinese,

Fijian, European and Indian delights, along with dessert

10. You also get the Band – Overtime “Fiji’s latest Band

Craze”, security, a wonderful atmosphere and the

opportunity to hang out with friends from Grammar.

11. Assortment of soft drinks, champagne, wines and local

beers available at reasonable prices throughout the

evening.

Send your queries to exsgsweb@gmail.com

Register at the link: www.sgsexstudentsassociation.com

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The 90s Decade e-news:

Meet Your Committee President: Jim Tora Main Committee Rep: Selina Kuruleca Treasurer: Koni Vosaicake-Ravono

Assistant Treasurers: Lagilagi Drauna Koroi, Ruci Tabua Secretaries: Sala Tupou-Tamani, Melinia Nawadra-Cinavilakeba

Reps: Ana Delailomaloma, Seta Nuku, Anare Caucau, Millie Low, Kelera & Bill Gadolo, Joe Leqa, Kelera Cavuilati, Tawake Kolinisau,

Mereseini Delai, Mere Corerega, Vula Maraiwai, Talei Elaisa, Beverly Hong Tiy PR: Asaeli Sinusetaki E-news: Emily Naidike

Contact us:This e-news is the official channel of communication from the 90s

Committee to all 90 Decaders, families and friends of what is being planned for our participation in the 2010 Golden Jubilee. It also seeks to provide

updates from the Ex-Suva Grammar Students Association Committee.

We welcome your feedback and updates from Fiji and abroad to include in the next Issue.

Next ISSUE: End of June 2010!

Spread the WORD and mobilise your year networks!

NAME Email Facebook

COUNTRY

Australia Sophie King sophie_peter@bigpond.com Yes

New Zealand Rachael Devo-Bola rachbola-devo@hotmail.com Yes

United Kingdom Kiti Tuitubou ktuitubou@yahoo.com Yes

United States of America Auki Suguta/Dinacika Qionibaravi/Inise Evans usgslions@gmail.com Yes

ORGANISATION

Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific

Filipo Masaurua filipom@forumsec.org.fj Yes

USP Sala Vakalala vakalala_s@usp.ac.fj Yes

UN family Asaeli Sinusetaki seli_sinusetaki@yahoo.com Yes

Telecom Fiji Sera Miller (Chung) sera.miller@tfl.com.fj Yes

FIRCA Koni Ravono konipsalms1@yahoo.com Yes

DIVISIONS

Central Jim Tora xsgs90s@gmail.com Yes

West Joveci Mataitoga kvt001@y7mail.com Yes

North Any volunteers**

Coral Coast-Sigatoka Jikoibau Matawalu jikoibau.matawalu@fdb.com.fj Yes**we still need contacts for the North

YEAR

1990 Koni Ravono konipsalms1@yahoo.com Yes

1991 Melinia Nawadra/Selina Kuruleca/Ana Delailomaloma kamakana1607@gmail.com Yes

1992 Seta Nuku/Anare Caucau setarekin@fnpf.com.fj Yes

1993 Millie Low millie.low@govnet.gov.fj Yes

1994 Kelera & Bill Gadolo kgadolo@colonialfiji.com.fj Yes

1995 Joe Leqa/Kelera Cavuilati kelera@ftib.org.fj Yes

1996 Ruci Tabua/Tawake Kolinisau slater_rt@hotmail.com Yes

1997 Mereseini Delai mdelai@colonialfiji.com.fj Yes

1998 Talei Elaisa talei_elaisa@yahoo.com Yes

1999 Mere Corerega coreregam@gmail.com Yes

CONTACTS:

SGS 90s Committee:

Email: xsgs90s@gmail.com

Ex-Suva Grammar Students Association Committee:

www.sgsexstudentsassociation.com

Email address: exsgsweb@gmail.com